Pearson sued over undelivered novel

guardian.co.uk, Tuesday August 12 2008 16:26 BST

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Film studio Miramax has demanded that Allison Pearson return the $700,000 it paid her for rights to her novel I Think I Love You after the Daily Mail columnist failed to deliver the book. The novel, Pearson's second following her successful debut I Don't Know How She Does It, is about one girl's infatuation with David Cassidy.

Miramax Film Corp filed its suit for breach of contract against Pearson on Friday in Manhattan Federal Court, according to Reuters, saying that although Pearson accepted $700,000 in August 2003 under a two-year contract, she has still not delivered the novel. Miramax also said that Pearson has ignored its requests for information about the book's whereabouts since 2006.

I Think I Love You, which Pearson's agent said she believed Pearson would still deliver "but I don't know what deadline she has set herself", is described by its UK publisher Chatto as being "about love in many forms, but first love in particular, how it shapes us and imprints us". Pearson signed a deal for the book with Chatto in 2003. A spokesperson for the publisher said he had "absolutely no information whatsoever" on when it might be published; Amazon lists publication dates between July 2006 and February 2009.

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Er...include me out Tommi.

I dunno, Allison Pearson probably has a hideous case of writer's block, made worse by the success of her first book, the huge advance, and the weight of others' expectations on her.

I feel sorry for her.

I sometimes reflect that it's actually quite pleasant to be writing a book without anyone chasing me; without need for panic when I have doubts, and without a deadline. Lexi

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